Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise

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Autor(a) principal: Chantal, Louchet
Data de Publicação: 2024
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769
Resumo: The aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile.
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spelling Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradiseVictor Hugo e a tradução. Todo um “caminho de pedra” que conduz ao paraísoTranslationEvolutionVictor HugoTraduçãoEvoluçãoVictor HugoThe aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile.O objetivo é seguir a evolução do próprio pensamento de Victor Hugo sobre a conceção da tradução e do tradutor. De facto, em 1819, Victor Hugo ficou indignado com uma tradução de Homero em verso em língua francesa: “É monstruoso e insustentável”, declarando que “uma tradução em verso de qualquer pessoa, por qualquer pessoa parece-[lhe] absurda, impossível e quimérica”, sugerindo a priori que Victor Hugo é um defensor da intraduzibilidade. Na sua juventude, Victor Hugo entendia que qualquer tradução era proibida, um tabu, dando toda a importância ao próprio autor. Mas o seu ponto de vista irá evoluir com o tempo. O trabalho desenvolvido pelo seu filho François-Victor Hugo, de 1858 a 1866, trar-lhe-á um novo horizonte no campo da tradução. Labor severo, revalorizando assim a tarefa do tradutor, percorrendo um caminho árduo, mas estimulante. Tributário da sua época, com Victor Hugo, é todo um processo de renovação de ideias do discurso francês sobre a tradução que nos é entregue. O objetivo deste artigo é mergulhar no universo de Victor Hugo a fim de clarificar esta sua perspetiva evolutiva ao longo do século XIX. Fá-lo-emos analisando os seus escritos cronologicamente, desde as obras da primeira juventude, até às obras do seu exílio.CEHUM2024-01-31info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769Diacrítica; Vol. 37 N.º 3 (2023): Circum-navegações transtextuais e culturais – Em torno da tradução literária e abordagens transversais; 103-116Diacrítica; Vol. 37 No. 3 (2023): Transtextual and cultural Circumnavigations - Around literary translation and transversal approaches; 103-1162183-91740870-896710.21814/diacritica.37.3reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769/6299Direitos de Autor (c) 2024 Louchet Chantalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChantal, Louchet2024-10-25T07:49:42Zoai:journals.uminho.pt:article/4769Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-10-25T07:49:42Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Victor Hugo e a tradução. Todo um “caminho de pedra” que conduz ao paraíso
title Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
spellingShingle Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
Chantal, Louchet
Translation
Evolution
Victor Hugo
Tradução
Evolução
Victor Hugo
title_short Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
title_full Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
title_fullStr Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
title_full_unstemmed Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
title_sort Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
author Chantal, Louchet
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Evolution
Victor Hugo
Tradução
Evolução
Victor Hugo
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Evolution
Victor Hugo
Tradução
Evolução
Victor Hugo
description The aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile.
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